Tennis topstar Novak Djokovic compares the Sinner case with other doping cases – and practices sharp criticism. Alexander Zverev is also expressed.
Grand-Slam record champion Novak Djokovic has the anti-doping fight in tennis after the three-month lock for the world ranking of Jannik Sinner as “Inconsistent” and “Very unfair” criticized.
The Serb said in Doha/Qatar before his tournament start: “The majority of the players have the feeling that there is preference. It seems like you can do that Almost influence the result when you are a top player and has access to the best lawyers. ”
Comparison with Simona Halep and Tara Moore
Djokovic compared the locks for Sinner and the former number one IGA Swiatek, which was only suspended for a month after a positive doping test, with other doping cases in tennis. The Romanian Simona Halep and the British Tara Moore as well “Some other players who may be less known have been fighting for years to clarify their cases or have been closed for years” said the 38-year-old.
There is no uniformity and transparency. Djokovic concluded: “It is time to really deal with the system, because the system and the structure do not work for doping control, that’s obvious.” The problem is that “A lack of trust” The players in the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA), who are responsible for anti-doping.
Three months lock for Sinner
With Australian Open Champion Sinner (23), the Wada had recently closed a comparison of a lock of three months, which allows the Italian to start again at the next Grand Slam tournament in Roland Garros. The Wada dropped her lawsuit in front of the International Sports Court CAS, with which she had to have the decision of ITIA checked.
Sinner’s argument had accepted that the steroid closebol had accidentally reached his body during treatment by a physiotherapist, and then acquitted it. The wada also saw no intention, but a partial debt at Sinner.
Zverev: “strange” outcome
For Alexander Zverev (28), in the world rankings of first pursuers of Sinner, a “Strange” Exit of the affair. Either you got yourself “Don’t let anything come, then you shouldn’t be blocked at all”, Zverev said on the edge of the ATP tournament in Rio de Janeiro: “But if you get a guilty of being guilty, three months are not a lock for taking steroids, right?”